Vancouver New Music Festival 2018: Quartetti — A festival of string quartets

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Seven world-class string quartets will perform at Vancouver New Music’s 2018 Festival. Quartetti features a line-up of versatile contemporary string quartets from Canada, the US and Europe.

Of special note, Vancouver’s Black Dog String Quartet will take the stage all three nights, performing works by Navajo/US composer Raven Chacon, and participants from Chacon’s Native American Composer Apprentice Project. Chacon will bring his unique workshop to Vancouver in advance of the festival, working with local Indigenous youths to create pieces for string quartet that will be premiered at the festival.

Event Artists

Black Dog String Quartet (Vancouver); Quatuor Bozzini (Montreal); JACK Quartet (US); Quartetto Maurice (Italy); Mivos Quartet (US); Quartetto Noûs (Italy); Penderecki String Quartet (Kitchener-Waterloo).

Vancouver New Music Festival 2018: Quartetti — A festival of string quartets

Date/Time

Thursday, October 18, 2018
7:15 pm - 10:30 pm

Location

The Annex
823 Seymour Street, 2nd floor
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada, V6B 3L4

Price

$12-$35

Phone

(604) 633 - 0861

Website

https://newmusic.org/quartetti2108/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/vannewmusic/


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      Founded in 1973, Vancouver New Music engages communities in the exploration, creation, and experience of progressive and outstanding new music. VNM is dedicated to exploring and contextualizing new music and sonic art, through concert presentations, festival, community, and workshop events. VNM regularly commissions and premieres new works by Canadian composers, presents leading and emerging electroacoustic and electronic music artists, international composers and performers, sound installations and music theatre. VNM presents an annual festival that focuses each year on a theme within the new music landscape, and explores the interaction of contemporary music with other disciplines such as theatre, installation and media arts. Other activities include lectures and workshops with visiting artists, ensemble workshops and presentations open to the community, and other sound art and new music related community events.

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